Medieval system, where land was grant by a king to his aristocracy, and by the aristocrat to the peasant, on condition that each pay a service( or feudal duty) to his superior.
一种中世纪的制度：国王将土地转让给贵族, 贵族再转让给农民。条件是每个人必须向他上级服役或交税。
A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
在一出极为成功的演出中, 一位著名演员有一次被选派扮演一名贵族。这位贵族被关押在巴士底狱已20年了。
Her father was an English aristocrat.
她的父亲曾是英国贵族。
